# Kates (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kates/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,574 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,284 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 67,500 people |
| Change since 2000 | +21% (3,790 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kates in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kates in the United States.

## People named Kates

- Kathryn Kates, American actress
- Alix Kates Shulman, American writer

## Similar surnames

Katz, Kats, Keats, Kitts, Kutz, Kautz, Kottke, Kotowski, Kotz, Kotch, Kowitz.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.